unrecovered

adjective

un·​re·​cov·​ered ˌən-ri-ˈkə-vərd 

: not recovered

unrecovered oil

The stolen money remains unrecovered.

Examples of unrecovered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Authorities said hazardous material risks have largely been mitigated, but the situation is now shifting toward potential biohazard issues as food inside the facility remains unrecovered. — Iris Salem, CBS News, 20 June 2026

Sad, sullen younger half-brother Zach (Joe Anders), unrecovered from a social media misstep, is acting more strangely than teenage boys usually do. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

In distribution, those holes are the everyday exceptions, unrecovered freight and inconsistent pricing that leak margin transaction by transaction. — Mike Biwer, Forbes.com, 1 May 2026

The article warned that unrecovered wreckage could reveal not only technical details but also strategic operational patterns, making effective and timely salvage operations a critical factor in safeguarding China’s military edge at sea. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unrecovered

• covered
• hovered
• discovered
• recovered
• uncovered
• rediscovered
• undiscovered